The Skype has being shutting down in May's first: Microsoft

Microsoft has announced the closure of one -time popular media in Skype. Skype can no longer be used on May 5, 2025. The company wants to bring Microsoft Times as part of their new plan as the main communication platform.

In a blog post, Microsoft said, "Teams will be fully prioritized by closing Skype to give users more modern and effective communication experiences." In the next three months, users will be transferred to Skype in the next three months. Microsoft said that even if Skype was closed, users would get all their previous benefits through the team. To facilitate the transfer process, current users of Skype will be able to login at the Microsoft Times with their account information. It will get personal and group calls, messages, file sharing and other benefits as before.

Microsoft commented, 'All the previous chats and contacts of Skype will be automatically transferred when logging in to the Times. As a result, users will be able to continue to communicate continuously as before. ”Two options have been kept in front of users before the Skype is closed. First, the previous chat and contact will be automatically when you login to the Tims using the current account information of Skype. As a result, users will be able to continue their contact as before. Second, those who do not want to go to the Times can download and save all the information about Skype message, contact and call history.

In addition, Skype and Teams can be used simultaneously by May 7. Users will download all the previous chats and contacts automatically by downloading the Tims app and logging in with the Skype account.

Microsoft is shutting down credit and calling subscription services in Skype for new users. However, those who are already using these services will have the opportunity to use these services until the start of the next term. In addition, Skype's paid users can also use 'Dial Pad' through the web portal or Microsoft Times on Skype.

Microsoft commented that Tims would give users more modern and advanced communication experiences even though Skype was closed. The Tims' versatile feature will be more effective than Skype.

Millions of people around the world have been using Skype for two decades. However, in the last few years, Skype has been far behind in competition with rival platforms.